Hyphenation of sought

Are you trying to hyphenate sought? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

sought

Definitions of sought:

1.	Try to get or reach Seek a position Seek an education Seek happiness
2.	Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of The police are searching for clues They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
3.	Make an effort or attempt He tried to shake off his fears The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps The police attempted to stop the thief He sought to improve himself She always seeks to do good in the world
4.	Go to or towards A liquid seeks its own level
5.	Inquire for Seek directions from a local
6.	That is looked for The long sought relatives
7.	Being searched for The most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum

Synonyms of sought:

adj	sought-after, wanted

Last hyphenations of this language

xerotherm startlish sluig triclinia patriclan leptite gametangia jubas mellifluate philander Ptilocercus heartpea submandibular two-stepped pigeonheartedness strawbreadth down-river underbuy hazardously

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.